CoastWatch, Alaska Regional Node
Entry ID: gov.noaa.class.CWALA

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Summary
Abstract: ABSTRACT: The sea surface temperature (SST) products were derived from NOAA's Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) for the coastal United States. They were created by NOAA CoastWatch Program and are now only available through this website. CoastWatch started with only POES/AVHRR SST data for the East Coast, but later added more regional nodes of Alaska, Caribbean, Gulf of ... View entire text

Purpose: PURPOSE: The CoastWatch mission is to provide and ensure timely access to near real-time satellite data to protect, restore and manage U.S. coastal ocean resources, and understand climate variability and change to further enhance society's quality of life.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 60.0   S: 49.0   E: -120.0   W: -145.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dataset Title: CoastWatch, Alaska Regional Node
Dataset Release Date: 1991-04-14
Dataset Release Place: Suitland, Maryland
Dataset Publisher: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/CWP > CoastWatch Program, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Online Resource: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1991-04-14
Stop Date: 2004-03-08
Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Root Mean Square for SST values was approximately 1 degree.

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: NOAA CoastWatch performs validation of the data through buoy match-ups or other in situ measurements for adjusting processing algorithms as necessary.

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Unknown

HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: The positional accuracy ... View entire text
Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Use Constraints Not intended for legal use. Data may contain inaccuracies due to clouded or mixed pixels.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Service Provider
UNM/EDAC > Earth Data Analysis Center, University of New Mexico Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://edac.unm.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: EARTH DATA ANALYSIS CENTER
Phone: (505) 277-3622
Fax: (505) 277-3614
Contact Address:
MSC01 1110
1 University of New Mexico
City: Albuquerque
Province or State: NM
Postal Code: 87131-0001
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2007-08-06
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-01-27

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